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  Lancaster Caramel Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lancaster Caramel Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1886.
The Hershey Chocolate Company became a subsidiary of the Lancaster Caramel Company in 1894.
He sold the company for $1 million in 1900, but kept the Hershey Chocolate Company because he felt that there was a large market for chocolate confections.
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 Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Lancaster was the United States capital for one day in 1777 when the Continental Congress met while passing from Philadelphia to York to escape the British army
Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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 The Hershey Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, a subsidiary of his Lancaster Caramel Company.
Hershey's is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States, and an American icon for its chocolate bar.
Anti-nuclear power activist Helen Caldicott has spoken out against The Hershey Company on many of her public speaking occasions for what she claims to be negligence on the part of the company.
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 Milton S. Hershey - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 1886 he moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and opened the successful Lancaster Caramel Company.
In 1894 he started the subsidiary, Hershey Chocolate Company, to create chocolate coatings for his caramel, cocoa drinks, and the famous Hershey's baking chocolate.
He sold the Lancaster Caramel Company for $1 million in 1900 but retained the chocolate company and the rights to produce chocolate products.
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 Lancaster Brewing Company History
Lancaster eventually acquired several breweries to meet the demands of Lancaster’s thirsty patrons and for over a century maintained a reputation of being the brewing capital of Pennsylvania.
Prior to the 1840s, English-style beer was all the rage in Lancaster but in 1840 Americans were introduced to a very different kind of beer, the German "lager bier." This transformations was a direct result of the steady influx of German immigrants into Lancaster, bringing with them their unique brewing techniques.
Lancaster was dubbed by the Daily Intelligencer the "Munich of the United States." At first, brewers resisted the manufacture of German lagers but eventually, due to public demand, lagers replaced the English-style brews.
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 Quest for a New Chocolate Bar - Hershey History
Lancaster Caramel Company, founded in 1886 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was the first successful venture started by Mr.
his caramel company was at the height of its success, it dawned on him the idea that caramel was going to be a passing fad in the United States and chocolate products were going to be the dominant players in the confectionary business.
In a risky move, he sold the caramel company in 1900 and made plans to move the chocolate operations from Lancaster to a new location where he could start the development of his industrial paradise.
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 History of Lancaster County
Lancaster County was carved from neighboring Chester County in 1729.
Lancaster County currently is home to hundreds of churches of all denominations, three synagogues and an Islamic center.
Lancaster City was capital of the United States for one day when the Continental Congress escaped British soldiers in Philadelphia and convened in Lancaster on September 27, 1777 before heading to across the Susquehanna River to safety.
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 Vaal Triangle Info Encylopedia - Lancaster,_Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Its symbol, the red rose, is from the house of Lancaster.
Lancaster was the United States capital for one day, September 28th, in 1777 when the Continental Congress met while passing from Philadelphia to York to escape the British army after the battle of Brandywine
Lancaster County is the sixth largest metropolitan statistical area in Pennsylvania, with a population of 470,658 according to the 2000 Census.
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 Milton S. Hershey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He experimented and perfected the process of making milk chocolate using the techniques he had learned for adding milk to make caramels.
He sold the Lancaster Caramel Company for one million dollars in 1900 but retained the chocolate company and the rights to produce chocolate products.
In 1918, Hershey transferred the majority of his assets, including his control of the chocolate company, to the formation of the Hershey Trust Co., to benefit the Industrial School.
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 Milton Snavely Hershey - People of Pennsylvania
In a few years the Lancaster Caramel Company had become widely known as a producer of high quality candy.
Hershey believed that his company and the community were intertwined, and that he had a responsibility to his employees and the community.
As the company prospered, Milton Hershey directed the development of an equally prosperous company town.
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 Milton S. Hershey - HERSHEY'S
Soon, his Lancaster Caramel Company was shipping all over the U.S. and Europe, employing 1400 people and turning him into one of the area’s leading citizens.
With his Hershey Chocolate Company growing by leaps and bounds, Hershey decided to sell his caramel company (for $1 million, an enormous sum in 1900!) and devote his attention to making chocolate.
With the death of Milton Hershey in 1945, the company, town and institutions that bear his name were well positioned to continue and grow.
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 MiltonHershey.com Milton
He returned to Lancaster, PA, in 1886, where, after raising the necessary capital, he began the business which established his reputation as a candy-maker -- the Lancaster Caramel Company.
In early 1894, the Hershey Chocolate Company was born as a subsidiary of his Lancaster caramel business.
Through the Hershey Trust Company, the School owns 31.4 percent of Hershey Foods' Common Stock classes outstanding, controls 76.0 percent of the corporation's voting shares, and is a direct beneficiary of Hershey Foods' success.
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 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Hershey Chocolate company was dissolved, and three separate companies were organized: the Hershey Chocolate Corporation, the Hershey Corporation, and the Hershey Estates.
Although Hershey Foods was among the 25 largest food and beverage companies in the United States by 1993, the company was coming under increased competition pressure in the U.S. market as a number of companies introduced their own goods.
Company wide they keep an open mind when it comes to listening to what the customer wants and making sure that the customer will return.
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 Quest for a New Chocolate Bar - Hershey History
The caramel company had grown beyond his expectations and thus had brought him wealth and notoriety as a fair employer.
his caramel company was at the height of its success, he realized that caramels were going to be a passing fad in the United States and chocolate products were going to be the dominant players in the confectionary business.
The legacy he left at his death– social responsibility, hard work and the sharing of wealth – are deeply ingrained in the corporate philosophy of the company.
www.cas.psu.edu /docs/casover/aefs497/Hershey/new-6/HersheyHistory.html   (776 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Milton S. Hershey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Jump to: navigation, search The Hershey Company NYSE: HSY, formerly Hershey Foods Corporation (name changed in April 2005), commonly called Hersheys, is the worlds largest chocolate company.
Due to the massive amounts of confectionery sold to date, the fund is worth billions.
Hersheypark, was opened in 1907 as a leisure park for the employees of Hersheys, an American confectionery company.
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 Milton S. Hershey History
Returning to Lancaster, PA in 1883, Hershey established the Lancaster Caramel Company, which quickly became an outstanding success.
Hershey sold the Lancaster Caramel Co. for $1 million in 1900 in order to concentrate exclusively on his chocolate business.
The Hershey Company is the nation's leading manufacturer of confectionery products and Hershey Entertainment and Resorts continues to provide attractions and accommodations in Hershey that exceed guests' expectations.
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 The Man Behind The Chocolate
The company makes pretty much all of the candy adults and kids alike love.
He later learned that mixing milk into the caramel would make it creamier and last longer.
He made the Lancaster Caramel Company in 1886.
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 Milton S. Hershey
Milton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13, 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania.
In 1900, he sold the Caramel Company, but retained the rights to his chocolate.
He turned the Hershey Chocolate enterprise into the quintessential company town, similar to the company towns of the Pennsylvania coal regions.
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 Hershey Foods Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company a of his Lancaster Caramel Company.
Hershey's is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States and an American icon for its bar.
Hershey was not really interested caramel because the tools used in Germany and Belgium that were used for making chocolate him.
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 Milton S. Hershey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When the Englishman actually paid for the goods with a check for 500 English pounds, Hershey was so excited that he ran down the street to the bank with his apron still on.
From that time on, Hershey was extremely successful, and by 1894 he was considered one of Lancaster's most substantial citizens.
In 1900, he sold his Lancaster Caramel Company to competitors for $1 million (a sum which was then worth considerably more than now) and began to devote all his energies to making chocolate.
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 hershey chooclate information,hershey chocolate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hershey's is one of the oldest chocolate companies in the United States, and an American icon for its chocolate-flavored bar.
Hershey wasnot really interested in caramel because the tools used in Germany and Belgium that were used for making chocolate fascinated him.
He sold the caramel business fora million dollars, a large sum at the time, and created a factory of making chocolate, and researching chocolate.
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 Hershey, Pennsylvania / picture.JPG
He opened his own candy company in 1876 but it failed after six years.
In 1893, he began producing chocolate coatings for his caramels and in 1894 the Hershey Chocolate Company was born as a subsidiary to his caramel company.
The caramel company was sold in 1900 for $1 million but Milton Hershey retained the chocolate manufacturing equipment and the rights to manufacture chocolate.
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 MILTON HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA BIOGRAPHIES
Milton Snavely Hershey was born of very simple parents in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1857.
Fortunately, he found financial support from an old friend, and began the Lancaster Caramel Company.
His Lancaster Caramel Company made him a fortune, and it shocked people when he decided to sell it in 1900.
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 Chocolate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Milton was in the fourth grade when his Mennonite father, Henry Hershey, found his son a position as an printer's apprentice in Gap, Pennsylvania.
Milton later became an apprentice to a candy-maker in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and candy-making became a passion which Milton grew to love.
However, the shop was closed after six years and Milton moved to Denver, Colorado, where he worked with a caramel manufacturer and learned caramel-making.
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 American Caramel Company 1913 - Company funded Milton Hershey's Chocolate Business
This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of an eagle.
American Caramel was incorporated in 1898 as a consolidation of the Breisch-Hine Company of philadelphia, and the P. Wiest Company of York, Pennsylvania.
The company made caramel related candies and was also a major maker of baseball cards that were given along with its candy.
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 The History of Hershey - The Hershey Company
The company we know today started life as a small subsidiary of Milton Hershey's Lancaster Caramel Company.
Using chocolate-making equipment purchased at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the company produced baking chocolate, cocoa and sweet chocolate coatings for the parent company's caramels.
Today, The Hershey Company is a leading snack food company and the largest North American manufacturer of chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products, as well as chocolate-related grocery products.
www.hersheyfoods.com /about/history.asp   (215 words)

  
 Interactive Case Study: Hershey Foods Corporation
In 1876 Hershey opened his own candy store in Lancaster, PA. The business failed after six years but he had already developed a love for candy and the candy business so it was too late to turn back now.
In selecting a company to write this assignment, my partner and I looked for what was most important to us, a company from Pennsylvania (where we both live) and, secondly, that they are successful.
In researching this company we found that the answer was yes.
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